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“Saints Are Only Human”: Leaving the Church, But Heeding this Pope’s Lessons

By Elizabeth Colmant Estes

…t parishes with large numbers of undocumented immigrants had received many tickets. No outside food or water, statues, gifts or selfie sticks were permitted. Despite 10,000 folding chairs, most of us would have no choice but to stand. Once in my appointed place behind the last row of seats, I found myself in a community of fellow pilgrims, lottery winners from local parishes, nearby colleges, and, like me, Catholic University alumnae. Admitted by…

Can Expelled Teach Us a Thing or Two?

By Arri Eisen

…tles’ (evolution vs. creationism, science vs. religion) may sell books and tickets for both ‘sides,’ productive engagement and nuance is sacrificed. Expelled, on the positive side does show us some interviews with balanced, thoughtful scientist/religion scholars like John Polkinghorne and Alister McGrath. They discuss the value of science and religion and other ways of thinking, and how productive dialogues among them, rather than battle rhetoric,…

2012 Film Heralds Progressive Utopia, No Effort Required

By Jessica Weisberg

…ial futures. But young 2012-ologists have, it seems, experienced a type of Stockholm syndrome, seeking out a belief system that justifies their disempowerment. One of the more revealing moments in the film is a discussion of the hippie generation. (It comes shortly after the segment about the oeuvre of Buckminster Fuller.) “I see the sixties as the first phase of a shamanic voyage of initiation of the modern psyche,” Pinchbeck says. “And at this t…

WikiLeaks Strikes the Vatican, a Camel in the Pews, and Luke Skywalker Tolerance

By Michael J. Altman

…the country. Citizens in Sweden say they won’t let the suicide bombing in Stockholm shake their belief in tolerance. In the wake of last month’s Oregon bombing case, Attorney General Eric Holder defended the use of sting operations where undercover agents are sent into US mosques as “an essential law enforcement tool.” In Georgia, the ACLU is suing the City of Douglasville on behalf of a woman who wasn’t allowed to wear her headscarf into a court…

OK Woman Politely Declines to Thank the Lord; Atheists Unite

By Becky Garrison

…ed, “I’m sick of the weird mix of God’s Munchausen By Proxy & the people’s Stockholm Syndrome after natural disasters,” with @doktorbuzzo chiming in, “If it makes Glenn Beck’s tiny little brain boil in conspiracy sauce, so much the better.” To see the full range of these responses that demonstrate a positive side to nontheists seldom depicted in the mainstream media, go to @Becky_Garrison on twitter. (Scroll down to the entries posted on 5/27/13)….

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Ramadan

By Haroon Moghul

…ure an especially rough Ramadan regularly. (Imagine if Ramadan came in the Stockholm summer every summer.) But it’s in the Muslim world that you best get that special starvation feel of the holy month. The world reorients itself, so that people overeat, overpray, and oversleep. But all the same, a practice as fulfilling and renewing as Ramadan inspires its own subculture (if that’s what you call the habits and norms of well over a billion people),…

Ugandan Anti-Gay Fallout: New Laws, New Violence, New Underground Railroad

By Peter Montgomery

…paign An Iranian lesbian couple was married by a gay Imam in Sweden during Stockholm Pride. The holy man, who is based in South Africa, is also gay and has become a household name among LGBT activists from Muslim countries. Speaking after the ceremony, Algerian-born Zahed told of his delight at the couple’s happiness and revealed his admiration for their bravery in pursuing a new life abroad. ‘I am very grateful for this beautiful wedding,’ he rev…

Russia Expels Gay American Pastor, An Epidemic of Anti-LGBT Violence in Brazil, And More in the Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…rime Minister joins pride parade Prime Minister Stefan Lofven took part in Stockholm’s gay pride parade, which drew about 45,000 people, according to Associated Press. Scotland: Father plans 96-mile walk on behalf of gay son, acceptance in schools The father of an 11-year-old boy who was afraid to let his teachers know that he is gay is planning a 96-mile walk across Scotland to raise awareness and money for a group, Time for Inclusive Education,…

LGBT Victories at Olympics, Struggles in Brazil; Catholic Bishops Organizing Anti-Marriage Equality Protests in Mexico; Global LGBT Recap

By Peter Montgomery

…ler back to his native Liberia.” Andrew Nagbe was arrested detained during Stockholm pride celebrations; officials have said his claim to be gay and is fear of persecution in Liberia are not “verifiable.” But the 22-year-old Nagbe said that everyone in Liberia now knows that he is gay. “In prison I’ll be beaten and raped every day until I am released and leave the country again,” he said. Turkey: Prominent trans activist murdered The murder of pro…

After Embracing Female Bishop, Pope Spins Again on Women’s Ordination

By Kaya Oakes

…om ordination if they oppose female priests. Eva Brunne, the Archbishop of Stockholm, was the first openly lesbian bishop in a mainstream Christian church, and her partner Gunilla Landen is also ordained. Jackelen, who became the first female archbishop in Sweden in 2013, told Radio Sweden that she wanted to downplay her gender. “I have been a woman all my life,” she said, “so I carry that with me in everything I do.” But, she added, when she spok…